English Explanatory Dictionary

Sharpe ratio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ratio that measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, used to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk.

Word forms

Sharpe ratio Sharpe ratios

Etymology

Named after William F. Sharpe (born 1934), American economist.

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